In Chang'an City, almost the same plot happened......

His Majesty Li Er received Fang Jun's report, and his face was gloomy.

At first, he complained a lot about Fang Jun's nonsense, but he felt that Fang Jun had always been reliable, so he didn't show it, but he was always a little dissatisfied in his heart. As the commander in chief of an army, it is important to act cheaply and adapt to changes, but it is even more important to firmly grasp the strategic purpose and resolutely do not waver!

If every commander can lead his troops to fight at such a casual pace, and do whatever he wants, wouldn't the world be in chaos?

He can endure it, but others can't.

The opening of the Grand Canal has made Guanzhong's control over Jiangnan more and more stringent. Xiao Yu relied on the power of the Lanling Xiao clan to recruit miners in the south of the Yangtze River, how could these officials above the court not know?

At the beginning, I thought that Xiao Yu had discovered a big mine and planned to mine it privately, so some officials who were usually against him secretly began to collect intelligence, planning to participate in Xiao Yu's book ruthlessly when the time came. The mountains, rivers and rivers are all state-owned, and the mineral deposits in the mountains are clearly stipulated to belong to the state.

Competing with the country for profit, do you want to die?

Then everyone found out that it was not like that, and they actually helped Fang Jun recruit craftsmen......

So Fang Jun's forcible occupation of Sado Island in the Japanese Kingdom was poked out, and a group of idle imperial historians were suddenly excited!

It is said that in the past two years, although there have been many turmoil in the DPRK and China, but since Hou Junji's rebellion, there have really not been many major events. The family gate valve has participated in the emperor's initiation of the "Eastern Tang Dynasty Firm", crazy wealth overseas, shipload by ship of goods to be shipped out, shipload by ship of money back, the speed of wealth accumulation far exceeds the savings of several generations of the family gate valve, so that these people have gradually looked down on the little wealth produced by the fields......

What is the point of reducing the rent and tax of the tenants?

The tax of hundreds of acres of land is not enough to make a boat of porcelain profits, and for the sake of the small profit of the tax, the tenants of the villagers in the township are forced to ruin their families, and they are notorious and are pointed at the backbone and scolded their mothers, what is the meaning?

Even when some farmers are caught off guard by illness or accidents, the Maison Gate Valve can generously help them tide over the difficulties.

As a result, the people are simple and the neighbors are kind.

The vast majority of the officials of the imperial court were born in wealthy families, and those officials who liked to make money gradually converged. If he was punished by His Majesty for corruption and lost his official position, or even implicated his family and expelled from the "Dongda Tang Firm", wouldn't he be a loss?

With that spirit, it is better to do more serious things and brush up on political achievements.

As a result, the officials are honest and the officials are clear.

The so-called "Cang Liao knows etiquette and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing", a large amount of overseas wealth poured into Datang, which actually made the temple harmonious and the construction of spiritual civilization to a higher level......

As a result, the imperial historians were depressed, because they suddenly found that there was nothing to do.

The officials are no longer traitors, and the family is no longer oppressing the people, who do you want them to impeach?

It was under such circumstances that the news of Fang Jun's "unprofessional" occupation of Sado Island in the Japanese Kingdom spread, and the idle and painful imperial historians were naturally excited, and they all rubbed their fists, planning to impeach Fang Jun well!

It's a pity that before everyone could prepare the materials, things changed abruptly.

A large gold mine has been discovered......

The process of doing things is very important, the so-called "planning is in the people, and the success is in the sky", as long as the road is right, even if there is no good result, it is sometimes acceptable.

However, it is undeniable that if there is a good result, all your means and choices seem to be irrelevant, because in the final analysis, all your means and choices are just to pursue this perfect result......

This is the case with Fang Jun right now.

You say that he is not doing his job and is foolish, you can do anything, but the problem is that people have discovered a big gold mine, so all the doubts and criticisms have become insignificant, and even some imperial historians from a family have no care about impeaching Fang Jun, but quickly reported the matter to the family, and asked the patriarchs and clan elders to quickly decide, "Dongdatang Firm" has everyone's shares, so will this "big gold mine" be embezzled by His Majesty the Emperor who sees money.

It seems to be a big rebellion to say, and some people have looked down on His Majesty Li Er, but it is completely possible......

His Majesty the Emperor is now thinking about revitalizing the imperial examination, trying to promote the imperial examination to the world, and become the only way for the Tang Dynasty to take the office, so that all the children of the poor family can participate in it by virtue of their talents, instead of choosing to enter the court according to the clan as in the past "Jiupin Zhongzheng Fa".

In order to monopolize politics, they are naturally unwilling to hand over the resources in their hands easily, so if they want to let the children of the poor family also have the opportunity to learn, universal education is a must.

Vigorously promote universal education, which requires a huge amount of money to support, teachers, books, textbooks...... All of this requires money.

Huating Town has been established since the establishment of a large number of commercial taxes, which has made the emperor see the hope of "making a fortune", if it were not for the joint resistance of the family gate valves, I am afraid that the commercial tax has already been implemented in the country, not just the current collection of taxes on goods imported and exported from Huating Town......

The emperor needs money, so naturally he can do anything.

When the news of the discovery of a large gold mine on Sado Island reached the major families, these ordinary family elders who drank and had fun suddenly couldn't sit still.

When we first set up the water division, we all made great efforts, and we haven't tasted much sweetness, what if we are really swallowed by the emperor alone?

The heads and brains of the Guanlong nobles hurriedly gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

As a result, before he could come up with a charter on how to deal with the emperor's possible "eating alone" behavior, the news from the sailor's side came back again, the Japanese civil strife, the minister staged a coup d'état, and the sailor blatantly interfered under the command of Fang Jun, not only obtained the right to open a treaty port in the Japanese state, but also could mine mines at will in the Japanese state......

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

What is the most profitable to buy and sell?

It's not silk, it's not porcelain, it's not tea, it's not glass, it's not even smuggling salt, and the most lucrative business in the world is mining!

Even if a thousand or hundreds of years later, if you determine whether the other party is a real tyrant, then you have to ask: Is there a mine at home......

However, the mines of all dynasties were owned by the imperial court, and if a private person occupied it was almost no different from a rebellion, who would dare to forcibly seize the royal wealth? Nowadays, only the eldest grandson and the Fang family make a fortune from the mines, but even if these two families have their own mines, they also need to pay a lot of taxes, and the profits they obtain rely on iron smelting.

Now there is a chance to own a mine......

Where is there still the mood to discuss what countermeasures, who cares whether the emperor monopolizes the gold mines?

Even if the emperor is willing to share the profits from the gold mine, how much can it be?

Compared to a mine...... There's nothing like that!

I also discussed, hurry up and show our abilities, and prepare to go to the Japanese country to mine.

Then, just as everyone was excited to prepare for the miners, news came from inside the palace......

*****

Two days ago, there was just a heavy snowfall in Guanzhong, but in the past two years, the wind and rain have been smooth, the people have a good harvest, they have surplus money in their hands, and the houses have been repaired well, but there is no tragedy that the heavy snow collapsed the houses and the people were homeless and froze to death.

Moreover, the fire kang has already spread from Lishan Farm to all directions, and has become a heating artifact that the people in the north rely on to survive the cold winter.

The people are not afraid of the cold, the snow seems to be full of poetry, His Majesty Li Er ran to the annex of Lishan for several days to enjoy the snow and soak in the hot springs, and accompanied him with Xu Chongrong, who was the most favored during this period of time, from the Great Wall of Huzhou, Xu Chongrong, who was really a concubine and gentle concubine, and His Majesty Li Er felt that the second spring of a man was coming......

When the news of the sailor came one after another, especially after the discovery of the big gold mine and the acquisition of the right to trade and mine in the Japanese Kingdom, His Majesty Li Er no longer had the heart to follow the delicate and lovely Xu Chongrong to study the happy posture under the moon, and immediately packed up and drove back to the palace.

When he returned to the palace, he recruited the prince and Ma Zhou into the palace, showed the two of them the recital that Fang Jun sent back, and then discussed it with the two closest people, and then issued an edict ordering the eldest grandson Wuji, Xiao Yu, and Zhang Xingcheng to enter the palace and play the right match.

The emperor's summoning of ministers is nothing, although this is sometimes thick-faced and dark-hearted, but generally a good emperor, at least "diligent and loving the people" is better than most emperors in history, but the identities of these three people have to make people speculate......

Behind the eldest grandson Wuji is the Guanlong noble, Xiao Yu is the leader of the Jiangnan Shi clan, and Zhang Xingcheng is the spokesperson of the Shandong family in the court.

Is the emperor going to war against the family gate?